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In this groundbreaking analysis, over thirty of the most popular treatments--acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines--are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. Questions answered include: What works and what doesn't? What are the secrets, and what are the lies? Who can you trust, and who is ripping you off? Can science decide what is best, or do the old wives' tales really tap into ancient, superior wisdom? In their scrutiny of alternative and complementary cures, authors Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst also strive to reassert the primacy of the scientific method as a means for determining public health practice and policy.--From publisher description.… (altro)
Una panoramica completa sulle medicine non convenzionali, che vengono sottoposte dagli autori a test scientifici, come quelli obbligatori per tutti gli altri farmaci. Intento del volume è esaminare quali rimedi sono efficaci, a chi servono, che disturbi curano e in base a quali principi attivi.
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Dedicated to HRH The Prince of Wales
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(Introduction): The contents of this book are guided entirely by a single pithy sentence, written over 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates of Cos.
This book is about establishing the truth in relation to alternative medicine.
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If such standards are not applied to the alternative medicine sector, then homeopaths, acupuncturists, chiropractors, herbalists, and other alternative therapists will continue to prey on the most desperate and vulnerable in society, raiding their wallets, offering false hope, and endangering their health.
In this groundbreaking analysis, over thirty of the most popular treatments--acupuncture, homeopathy, aromatherapy, reflexology, chiropractic, and herbal medicines--are examined for their benefits and potential dangers. Questions answered include: What works and what doesn't? What are the secrets, and what are the lies? Who can you trust, and who is ripping you off? Can science decide what is best, or do the old wives' tales really tap into ancient, superior wisdom? In their scrutiny of alternative and complementary cures, authors Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst also strive to reassert the primacy of the scientific method as a means for determining public health practice and policy.--From publisher description.
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